• Research Briefing

    Battle of Arnhem: 75th Anniversary

    This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared to mark the 70th Operation Market Garden, an unsuccessful Allied operation during the Second World War. This briefing provides an overview of the Operation and details of the commemorative events taking place to mark this anniversary.

  • Research Briefing

    Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards

    This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate in the House of Lords on 3 September 2019 on the implementation of the recommendations of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards and the opportunities for further banking reform.

  • Research Briefing

    Obscene Publications Act 1959: 60th Anniversary

    On 29 July 2019, 60 years will have passed since the Obscene Publications Act 1959 received royal assent. This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on the Act. It also covers developments in the law that were relevant to the then Government’s attempt to ban the publication of D H Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover (R v Penguin Books Ltd 1960). This includes the previous case of R v Hicklin (1858).

  • Research Briefing

    Impact of the House of Lords: Analysis of Parliamentary Session 2016–17

    This House of Lords Library Briefing is the result of an initiative by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology to foster collaborative work between academics and Parliament. As part of this scheme, the House of Lords Library hosted Dr Ruth Dixon of the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, to explore the impact of the House of Lords, focusing on the chamber’s legislative role. In this briefing, Dr Dixon describes how she used her novel methodology to analyse amendments to government legislation in the most recent completed parliamentary session, 2016–17. This analysis is followed by two case studies which explore interactions between the Government and legislators during the same session. The first outlines the response of Parliament in April 2017 to the unexpected announcement of a general election. The second analyses the fate of part of the Children and Social Work Act 2017: clauses that were intended to allow local authorities to apply to be exempted from statutory provisions in children’s social care. Overall Dr Dixon concludes that the impact of the House of Lords is relatively subtle. In order to influence policy through legislation, Members must not only gather cross-party support within the chamber, they must also gain the support of the Commons. Her analysis shows various ways in which this is achieved.

  • Research Briefing

    NHS Dentistry Services

    This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 25 July 2019 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Conservative) that “this House takes note of the availability of National Health Service dentistry services”.

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